An assault on Microsoft Corp. web sites appears to have fizzled because hackers used a poorly written virus, a Canadian antivirus expert said Tuesday.
The attack by the Mydoom.B virus was supposed to start flooding key Microsoft web sites with access requests starting Tuesday afternoon. But instead of armies of so-called zombie personal computers unleashing the onslaught, the attacking force was relatively small.
"It seems like the attack was poorly coded and a complete failure," said Jack Sebbag, Canadian general manager and vice-president of Network Associates Inc.
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